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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
Well, the thing about municipal water that I wonder about is the impact of chlorine...as I understand it they put it in the water to keep the pipes from getting contaminated by bacteria etc. The thing is, they have to put enough in the water at the source (the water plant) to be effective at the most remote ends of the system...so if you live close to the plant you would be drinking more chlorine that at the fringes...
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How does the chlorine get out of the water? If the concentration of chlorine right before it goes into the system is 0.5 parts per million, how does that concentration go down as it goes through the pipes?